Marijuana and Pregnancy (Infographic)

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Possible Effects on You
If you use marijuana during pregnancy,
you may be putting your health and
your fetus’s health at risk.
Possible Effects on Your Fetus
Higher chance of being
born too early, especially
when a woman uses both
marijuana and cigarettes
during pregnancy
Impaired judgment,
putting you at risk
of injury
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women's health. It is not intended as a statement of the standard of care, nor does it comprise all proper treatments or methods of care.
It is not a substitute for a treating clinician's independent professional judgment. Please check for updates at www.acog.org to ensure accuracy.
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DID YOU KNOW?
 Medical marijuana is not safer than recreational marijuana. Recreational and medical marijuana may
be legal in some states, but both are illegal under federal law.
 There’s no evidence that marijuana helps morning sickness (ask your obstetrician–gynecologist [ob-gyn]
about safer treatments).
 You also should avoid marijuana before pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Marijuana and pregnancy don’t mix. If you’re pregnant or thinking
about getting pregnant, don’t use marijuana.
Permanent lung injury
from smoking marijuana
Smaller size at birth
Higher risk of stillbirth
Dizziness, putting you
at risk of falls
Harm from secondhand
marijuana smoke
Behavioral problems
in childhood and trouble
paying attention in school
Lower levels of
oxygen in the body,
which can lead to
breathing problems
If you need help quitting marijuana, talk with your ob-gyn
or other health care professional.
Disruption of brain
development
before birth
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Research is limited on the harms of marijuana use for a pregnant woman and her fetus. Because all of the possible
harms are not fully known, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that women
who are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or breastfeeding not use marijuana. ACOG believes women who have a
marijuana use problem should receive medical care and counseling services to help them quit.